Transition Phase

I've moved nearly everything into storage (thanks to the help of some awesome friends!). This week I am cleaning out my classroom, etc. This Saturday we have the 2nd annual Matthew Merrill Memorial Race at Lake Ozark Speedway. My mom is coming down the first part of next week to help me clean out the duplex, and then I think I'm staying with my brother for a couple of days before leaving for India on the 6th. Things are starting to happen quickly now. Three of us from church will be in India until the 14th. I am really looking forward to this trip. I don't yet know why, but I think God has led me to this trip for a specific purpose.

Moving to Storage

This coming Saturday, May 23, I am planning to move my "stuff" into a storage unit in Springfield. I am hoping to find volunteers to help on both ends of the move. So, if anyone reading this who lives in either Mountain Grove or Springfield is available and willing to help, please let me know. Tentative plans are to load the truck at the duplex in Moutain Grove around 9:30 am. It is a little more dificult to estimate time on the Springfield end. I am guessing that we'll get there around 11:30 am, but I can call Springfield volunteers when we leave Mountain Grove to give you the exact time. That will give you about an hour's notice. I'll also have to give you information regarding the location of the storage unit. I hope to have that settled by Wednesday.

Requesting prayer support is easy for me. It is more difficult for me to come to you with a request for help that involves physical activity. But, I love my brother too much to expect him to be my sole helper on both ends of the move! :) Thanks in advance for those who will volunteer to help.

FBLA

My students did a fantastic job at the FBLA State Leadership Conference, and I should have posted these results sooner. Unfortunately, the entire experience has been tainted by some drama here at school. God has helped me let go of the drama and surrounding frustration and move past it, though, so now I want to focus on the good news. Our Digital Video Production team placed 11th in the state and our Business Financial Plan team placed 10th. Our Website Development team placed 2nd in the state, which qualifies them to compete at the national level this summer in Anaheim CA! I am extremely proud of them! Ali, the leader of this team, has been in my web design class each of the three years (Web Design one year, and then two years of Advanced Web) since I started teaching it, and each year she has been on an FBLA Web team. They have come close each year, so to see her finally succeed is more exciting for me than I can describe. I am extremely proud of Ali. This success only confirms what I already knew to be true about her. :)